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Multicenter Study
. 2015 Sep;17(9):804-10.
doi: 10.1111/hpb.12459. Epub 2015 Jul 27.

Surgical management of chronic pancreatitis: current utilization in the United States

Lindsay A Bliss  1 , Catherine J Yang  1 , Mariam F Eskander  1 , Susanna W L de Geus  1 , Mark P Callery  1 , Tara S Kent  1 , A James Moser  1 , Steven D Freedman  2 , Jennifer F Tseng  1
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Multicenter Study

Surgical management of chronic pancreatitis: current utilization in the United States

Lindsay A Bliss et al. HPB (Oxford). 2015 Sep.

Abstract

Background: Surgical intervention is uncommon in chronic pancreatitis. Literature largely describes single institution or international experiences. This study describes US-based chronic pancreatitis surgical management.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of chronic pancreatitis patients in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Florida State Inpatient Database 2007-2011. Patients with malignancy or congenital abnormalities were excluded. Univariate analysis using the chi-square test. The number of readmissions, inpatient length of stay and cost using Wilcoxon's signed-rank test. Multivariate analysis of surgery by logistic regression.

Results: Twenty-one thousand four hundred and forty-five patients with chronic pancreatitis. 10.8% (2 307) underwent surgery including 1652 cholecystectomies, 564 drainage procedures and 498 pancreatectomies. Procedures decreased from 12.1% to 8.3% over time (P < 0.001), but intervention within 3 months increased (7.2% to 8.4%; P = 0.017). 15.3% (3 278) had pancreatic cysts/pseudocysts and 43.4% (9 312) had diabetes. The median numbers of admissions were 2 [interquartile range (IQR) 1,5] and 3 (IQR 2,7) among non-surgical and surgical patients, respectively (P < 0.001). Predictors of surgery were fewer co-morbidities, private insurance, and either diabetes mellitus or pancreatic cyst/pseudocyst.

Conclusion: Chronic pancreatitis leads to numerous inpatient readmissions, but surgical intervention only occurs in a minority of cases. Complicated patients are more likely to undergo surgery. The complexities of chronic pancreatitis management warrant early multidisciplinary evaluation and ongoing consideration of surgical and non-surgical options.

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Rates of (a) any surgical procedure and (b) pancreatectomy for chronic pancreatitis at any time, within 1 year of first inpatient admission and within 3 months of first inpatient admission
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Inpatient mortality among all inpatient admissions and during the first inpatient admission for chornic pancreatitis patients who did and did not undergo surgery
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